Lamp-holder.



. PATBNTED DEC. 27, 1904.

0. s. RUEL. LAMP HOLDER. APPLIUATION FILED APR. 4. 1904.

UNITED STATES Patented December 27, 1904.

ALBERT (J. S. RUE, OF NORTHWQOD, IOWA.

LAMP-HOLDER,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 778,274, dated December27, 1904.

Application filed April 4, 1904. Serial No. 201,546.

to be secured to vehicles or the like for sup porting lamps.

The holder comprises a peculiar construc-v tion of frame which isextremely simple relative to the parts thereof and which is providedwith means for attaching the same tothe Vehicle. The frame in not onlydesigned as the primary lamp-support, but the structure thereof readilyadmits of adjustment of an adjacent shade or reflector for use inconnectionwith the lamp. 7

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a-knowledge of the details of construction of the means foreffecting the result reference is to be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings.

While the essential and characteristic features of the invention aresusceptible of modification, still the preferred embodiment of theinvention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1is a perspectiveview showing the embodiment of my invention inpracticaluse. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the frame alone, bringing out moreclearly the construction of the various members -thereof. Fig. 3 is atop plan view.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

In order that the holder may be made at a minimum cost, the same ispreferably constructed of stout wire of suitable gage necessary forstrength and rigidity of the parts.

The holder consists, essentially, of the lower supporting-arms 1, whichconstitute the mem- I bers which directly carry the lamp... Upper- 'mostshade-supporting arms 2 are also provided, and these arms are so formedas to embrace the shade 3, upon opposite sides thereof, the latter beingprovided with engaging means for cooperation with the said arms! Theshade 3 is of curved form, so as to afford greater reflecting qualities,and the arms 1 and 2, which in the, use of the holder embrace the shadeupon opposite sides, are curved. in their length, so as to accordsomewhat with the general contour of the said shade. The shade 3 isprovided in the side edges thereof and adjacent the upper portion of thebody of the same with inwardly-extending slots 4, provided at theirinner ends with seats 5, and these slotted portions at receive the arms2, and after the said arms have been forced into the seats 5 a firminterlocking connection between the shade and holder is-established. Theupper arms 2 and the lower arms 1 are formed integrally with rearconnecting-bars 6, and the shade 3 is provided upon its rear side with akeeper or clip 7 adapted to engage over the uppermost of the rear bars6, so as to cooperate therewith to supportthe said shade in positionupon the holder. A second function of the keeper or clip 7 is to preventdownward movement of the shade, whereby likelihood of displacement ofthe upper shade-supporting arms 2 from the seats 5 of the shade might beincurred. The lower supporting-arms 1 are bent downwardly and forwardlyattheirfront end portions, as shown at 8, to form support. ing memberswhich receive the lower ends of the side bars of the lantern, the latterbeing of a form which is now in common use. The upper supporting-arms 2are bent laterally at their forward ends to form guide members 9,

whichlatter receive the aforementioned side bars ofthe lantern, as shownmost clearly in Fig. 3 in dotted lines, and effectually preventdisplacement of the lanternfrom the supporting members 8 of thesupporting arms 1. Vertical connecting-bars 10 are used to connectcorresponding parts of the upper and lower supporting-arms 2 and 1,respectively. The rear connecting-bars 6, which are integrally formedwith the supporting-arms 1 and 2, are

provided with loopsor eyes 11, and these loops receive spaced arms "12of the clamp member 13. The spaced arms 12 are verti- IOO ends to formsprings 14, from which the clamp member 13 extends. The lower ends ofthe spaced members 12 are bent about the lower rear connecting-bar 6, soas to firmly position the clamp member relative to the holder. Thespaced arms 12 constitute rigid connecting means between the rearhorizontal connecting-bars 6, and thus cooperate to reinforce thestructure of the holder in a very substantial manner.

In the actual construction of my holder device the wire from which theframe of the holder is made is first formed so as to constitute theupper supporting-arms 2, which are integral with the rear connecting-bar6, adjacent thereto. The said upper arms 2 are then bent to form theguide-bars 9 and the front vertical connecting-bars 10. After thevertical connecting-bars 10 have been formed the lower ends of same areprojected rearwardly and forwardly to form the deflected portions whichcomprise the supporting members 8, after which the lower supporting-arms1 are bent into shape and the ends of the wire twisted together, asshown at 15. The spaced supporting-arms of the clamp member are integralwith this part, the wire from which said member is made being bent intothe requisite shape for the above purpose.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is Alamp-holder comprising a frame consisting of upper supporting-armshaving their front ends projected laterally to form guide members, lowersupporting-arms having their front ends projected downwardly andforwardly at their front ends to form lamp-supporting members, integralvertical connecting members connecting the front ends of correspondingupper and lower supportingarms, horizontal bars connecting the rear endsof the respective upper and lower supporting-arms, a shade embraced bythe supporting-arms aforesaid, said shade being provided with slots toreceive and interlocked with the upper supporting-arms, a keeperprojected from the shade and engaging the upper horizontalconnecting-bar to prevent displacement of the shade from the holder, aclamp member, and spaced arms carried by said clamp member and mountedupon horizontal connecting-bars of the frame.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT O. S. RUE.

Witnesses:

B. F. FILBERT, R. R. HUMPHREY.

